July 29th It’s taken me forever to write this pre-departure post and my lateness is unacceptable, but unfortunately I have a job now. Like an adult job, which is really not unfortunate I’m not being ungrateful but 9 to 5’s are no joke. I’m still getting used to it right now and my time management […]

June 29th Today was our goodbye comida. It was very bittersweet and though I was happy, enjoying myself to the music and food, the thought of leaving was in the back of mind the entire time. The group Raices came to play for us, and taught us how to dance to their music so I […]

June 19 Since there is 4 of us working at Pueblo Nuevo we made a decision to switch our worksites after 2 weeks. My partner and I were in the clinic and the other 2 girls were in the casa de dia (community center). So now it is our turn to work in the community […]

June 17 This past weekend we visited Capulalpam de Mendez and today specifically we hiked for about an hour on an already high place in Oaxaca. The ride to Capulalpam was long and the elevation made me sick at times, but in general I was fine. I kept telling myself that my ancestors lived in […]

June 15th Today Dr. G invited us to go to a concert in a cafe held by a band he knows very well. The group is called Raices (Roots) they play traditional music from the Veracruz area. It’s kind of call and response but also improvisation, it reminds me of music from Colombia. I wonder […]

June 7th My community organization assignment was to work with a Seguro Popular clinic in Pueblo Nuevo which was a town over. It takes about 45 minutes to get there on bus which is plenty of time to nap since we head over there pretty early. I have a partner that goes with me to […]

What Is This? Who Are They?

This blog is home to the thoughts and images of Rutgers University students as they travel the world this summer. Each student received a scholarship to experience the sciences beyond their New Jersey borders. In addition to the research and/or coursework, they will keep a journal or blog. Their thoughts are recorded once or twice a week over the duration of their international experience.

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